With a senior season that included 90 tackles, 11 sacks, and League Player of the Year and All-City First-Team honors, Armond Armstead had the proverbial cherry on top of his season when University of Southern California head coach Pete Carroll showed up for an in-home visit.

"Overall the night and the conversations we had were good," Armstead, from Elk Grove (Calif.) Pleasant Grove, said about their evening, which also included Coach Rocky Seto. "We ate and we talked about admissions, the expectations and academics.